Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the George Washington University Cancer Center is pleased to present "Be the Calm in the Storm: Challenging Conversations with Patients and Families" -- a webinar for patient navigators. On August 26 at 1 p.m. EDT, join Jennifer Bires, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, Executive Director of Life with Cancer and Patient Experience for the Inova Schar Cancer Institute and Cheryl Hughes, MSW, LCSW, oncology therapist at Inova’s Life with Cancer, to discover tools to help healthcare providers manage emotionally charged interactions while offering empathy and support to their patients, family members and even colleagues. Register today!
Are you ready for National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September? Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the GW Cancer Center has updated its prostate cancer awareness social media toolkit! The toolkit offers tips for getting started on social media and sample messaging for Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, including new messaging around COVID-19. Download the toolkit today!
As part of its effort to assist Comprehensive Cancer Control coalitions and programs in addressing health inequities in cancer, the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership will hold its next quarterly Zoom session on August 11 at 2 p.m. EDT. A guest moderator and panelists will discuss adapting evidence-based interventions to better match the contexts and needs of communities experiencing health disparities. Find Zoom call-in information here. To see a recording of the May session, visit the CCNP website.
The Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) is one of eight CDC-funded national networks implementing population-specific strategies to help decrease tobacco use and related cancers. An initiative of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, GHEA works to reduce tobacco- and cancer-related geographic health disparities, which the network defines as the differences in health behaviors and health outcomes related to where people live. GHEA works closely with state tobacco and cancer control programs and their partners to provide training and support on how to reduce geographic health disparities and improve the health of communities nationwide. GHEA conducts two annual learning collaboratives for state cancer control and tobacco control programs: the Tri-Network HPV Vaccination Learning Collaborative and the Geographic Surveillance Learning Collaborative. Recently, GHEA hosted a webinar entitled, “Cancer, Obesity and Place," which discussed the connection between where we live, work and play, the impact it has on obesity and why this matters to cancer control programs. Visit the GHEA website to view the webinar recording and sign up for the monthly Network Navigator, which features the latest news and research on tobacco- and cancer-control related to reducing geographic health disparities and promoting health equity.
TRAINING AND EVENTS
8/1-8/31: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Event - National Immunization Awareness Month Information
8/3: Sharsheret Webinar - Moving After Surgery: Everything You Wished You Knew About Lymphedema and Cording Register
8/9: NASEM National Cancer Policy Forum Webinar: Housing Insecurity Among Patients with Cancer Register
8/18: Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan's National Native Network Webinar - The American Indian Commercial Tobacco Program: Five Year Evaluation Register
8/24-8/26: National Public Health Information Coalition Event - National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media Register
8/25: National Lung Cancer Roundtable Webinar - Role of the Primary Care Provider and Nurse Navigator in Lung Cancer Screening Register
8/31: Massey Cancer Center at VCU Event - Celebrating Henrietta Lacks: Building Trust -- The Path Forward Register
9/21: The Center for Implementation Event - Practical Guidance for Embodying Equity in Implementation Register
RESOURCES
New & Updated Resources
Campaign: DHHS Office on Women's Health HPV VAX Now
Based on the GW Cancer Center's successful mentorship program, and through funding and support from CDC, we have developed a program manual designed to provide comp cancer stakeholders with technical assistance in planning and implementing evidence-based health communication interventions to increase cancer screening. The Comprehensive Cancer Control Communication Mentorship Program Manual serves as a facilitation guide for any institution or organization interested in implementing its own mentorship program for comp cancer professionals. Download it today!
